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central pacific and union pacific railroad companies
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
The Union Pacific relied on Irish and African American workers. The Central Pacific hired Chinese workers. The immigrant workers were low-paid and did difficult work.
The two companies that worked on the transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific and Central Pacific. The Union Pacific started at Omaha and the Central started in CA.
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Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad CompaniesIt was build by Chinese laborers
Central Branch Union Pacific Railway was created in 1898.
Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad ended in 1898.
Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad was created in 1867.
Central Branch Union Pacific Railway ended in 1899.
Union Pacific Railroad built the line westward and the Central Pacific Railroad built the line eastward. The first transcontinental railroad basically connected the east and the west of the United States. Central Pacific Railroad merged with Southern Pacific in 1885 and then Union Pacific bought Southern Pacific in 1996. Union Pacific still operates much of the rail from Central Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad.
After finishing the transcontinental railroad,the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads met in Utah.